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MARS.. Alt IL IVZD-2. Watcrford. uF-4 Gottenburgh, I Cadiz, i Waterford. Consols PRICE OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT TWYLVE.O.CLOCK• - 7oi T H E S U N. ,SOLENL QUIS DiCIRE EALEUM At/PEAT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 18 09. We had yesterday the good fortune to be able to before cur Readers the Address of BUONAPARTE to the Legislative Body. This Addiess, like all others coming from the same quarter, is haughty and arrogant, with an affeetatiOn of brevity. It dip.. plays the utmost contempt for the feelings of his vassals, and the most implacable resentment against England. He has announced the annexation of the Roman States, and of Tuscany, to his dominions; but, as if be eagerly sought opportunities of in sulting the feelings of mankind, he tells the world that the annexation of the one is intend_ ed as a punishment, and of the other as a reward. A similar fate awaits Holland. Poor King Louts, when he lately addressed his Legislative Body, was either ignorant of his own fate, or wilfully deceived his loving subjeEts. He told them be should return immediately but s BuotcAritiTE" has determined otherwise, and Holland ,will, in all probability, in a very short time, be incorporated with. the 'French Empire. • With res?e& to the Emperor of RUSSIA, BUONAPARTE holds the language of friendship, but a; the same time he hints to him that he has suffi ciently augmented his .dorninions:t. - ise enumerates distin&ly all the additions-which •ALtXANDER has recently made to his vast 'Empire ; hut at the same time he says, he ,is not jealous. He takes care , . . . however, to inform his ally and friend that te - ritust not exp,eel to make any furt' er acquisitions, at least, that is the inference we draw - Trim that part of the Ad , dress Which relates to Turkey.li PerreBly well . f known that from Turkey only cap Anssia make any conquests it is equally well known that the canqust of Turkey, or at least of European Turkey, has long been a favourite obje& with the ~Russian Govern 'l o prevent therefore the *Emperor ALEX- men t. ANDER fron' indulging any hopes of that kind, BuoNApAsTs expressly says, " I will prole& Me Porte, if the-Porte withdraw herself from the fatal influence of England." But it may he said if Tur key does not break off her connexion with England, that ALEXANDER will be allowed to pursue his corTiests and realize his schemes of ambition. ; BUONAPARTE has provided for that case les° ; for he says, " if the Porte does not break with England, I will punish her." In either case, th , ”-efore, the views of the Emperor ALEXANDER are frustrated : if Turkey complies, with BUoNA• rARTE ' S will, he will proteEt her : ;. if. she - does not, he will punish her. That is to say; he wilt dismember that Empire, and keep the plundet for himself. The threats in whick, BUONAPARTE indulges him seltagainst Spain are as usual very violent, but it will not escape the observation of the People of Fiance that he has made similar threats before, and that be has hitherto been unable to carry his menaces in' o execution. • The Opposition having in . vain-endeavoured to convince the people of this country that they ought to petition for the removal of Ministers, have now adopted a different course. They have .found that the people are not to be convinced by fallacious ar guments, and are therefore now determined to try if they can be deceived by unfounded assertions. — We are told in some of the Opposition Papers, with great solemnity, and with an assumption of superior knowledge upon the subjeEt, that Lord CHATHAM lets anually determined to resign,- and that Lord MULGRAVE is about to follow his example. To :his . statement we are enabled to give the most unqualified. contradi6iion. That the Oppo , ition earnestly wish that Lord CHATHAM and Lord MuLGnAvE, and every other Member of the Cabinet, would resign, we have no doubt, but their wishes and thoSe of the public are not'quitc in unison upon this point; and we are inclined to think that a long, a very long time will elapse before the golden dreams of the party that is so anzious to get into power will be realized. . The result of the Prosecution instituted -against 1 1 ,1e.ssrs. WRIGHT kind Mrs. CLARKE, HIM give sa tisfaeliol. to every man who loves justice, and who is a friend to his country. We do not feet inclined to aggravate Mr. WARDLE'S present stiff - clings, by Tnaking ouch obsc-rvations as na:urally occur to us ppon that ti ial. Vie might fairly be accused of more than common enmity to that Gentleman if we were to attack him with asperity now that he is so com pletely fallen. After the trial of !Ii(- srougl , t against Lien by WRIGHT, he requested the people of Euspt.w.i their judo (mut, 414 pledged himself to prove thAt that verdia had been obtained by perjury. In order to iedeem his pledge, Mr. WARDLE indi&ed the pa ties, not for perjury, but for a conspiracy, by which they were deprived of the benefit of each ether's testimony (a mode of proceed ing which was very severely reprobated by Lord EL LENBOROUGH). That indi6tment Mr. WARMS supported by his own oath, and by the oaths of Ma jors DC:DD and GLENNYi but the Jury acquitted the Defendants. The people of England May now, upon Mr. WARDLE'S own principle, form their opi.- mon of his charmer. He requested the public to suspend their judgment until he made an appeal to a Court of Justice ; that appeal haS been made, and the result is now before the world. Mr. WARDLE staked his charaeAer upon the issue of the late Lrial, and that issue has been decided against him. His MAJESTY is not expeaed in town this day. Monday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses Au- GUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lady CEAN- LaY, Generals SPENCER and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, took their usual rides in Windsor Great Park, and returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace. His MAJESTY has appointed the Rev. Dr. GOOD ALL, Head Master of Eton School, and one of the Canons of Windsor, to be Provost of Eton College, in the room of the Rev. Dr. DAVEs, deceased. Yesterday turning out very wet, neither his MA JESTY, or the Princesses, took their usual airings on horseback. HerMAs ESTY is slightly indisposed, and, of course, bas not been out of the Palace these five days. Her MAJESTY has not been able to visit the Princess AMELIA. \His MAJESTY, as usual, continues his daily visits to Princess AAIELIA. We understand that the question respeaing the future garrisoning of et uta by British troops, has at length been finally adjusted. Recent dispatches re ceived by the Spanish Admiral APOI)ACA, from his Government, inform him, that the Supreme Junta bad,consented that the fortress of Ceuta was to be thus occupied, and that on the arrival of British troops thoSe of Spain were to be withdrawn. We are sorry to find that no account has been heard of the _Dominique brig, Lieutenant WELsx, since the hurricane of the Ist of May. 'Capt. MAURICE, Governor of the Island of Marie galante, came home in the Duke of Kent Packet, in consequence of ill health. His Majesty's squadron in the Baltic, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, and the cruisers under his orders on the different stations incident to that extensive command, have evened and destroyed 430 vessels of various de scriptions within the present year, the aggregate burden of which exceeds 25,000 tons, navigated by 2,300 men, with 130 guns of different calibres.— Of this grand total 340 vessels, with inn men and 100 guns, - including 14 stout cutter privateers, and upwards of 20 armed schooners, are Danes, that Government having fitted out a great number of ves sels of the latter class for supplying Norway with grain during the unexampled scarcity occasioned by the present war, which they are compelled at all risks to attempt. The remaining go vessels, with 430 men and 30 guns, belonged to Russia, and were captured in the Gulf of Finland during the short summer season, in which are included an Imperial schooner, ten gun-boats, and as many armed trans ports, for carrying supplies to the Russian [luny in. Finland and Bothnia, besides the loss sustained in the very severe attacks on the Russian flotillas at Percola and Aapo on the 7th and 25th of July, amounting in killed and drowned to 200 men. The following is an extra& from a private letter : " LISBON., SATURDAY, Nov. 25.-At last the po litical. and military arrangements for the manage ment of the affairs of this country, have been formed. A Royal Decree has been published with the cus tomary ceremonials, the substance of which is— " Ist, The Regency is to consist of the Patriarch, the Marquis d'Mendos, the Marquis of Montemore. The Military as well as Civil Affairs are to be under the controul of the Regency; but in the former the members are to be assisted by Lord Wellington, on all occasions, while he continues Commander in Chief of the British army in Portugal. " 2d, Of the armies of Portugal Lord Wellington is to be Commander in Chief, during the time he continues in the kingdom. "The I ,test accounts from head-quarters are dated upon the 19thinst. Nothing had transpired there of. particular importance. Notwithstanding the change in affairs, no movement of the troops was either. in att or in contemplation. Lord Wellington was then at Badajos. , . . " The intelligence from Spain gives no account of any general decisive battle. The Spanish' ,and French out-posts have frequent encounters. • " The political changes I have me►ationed appeared in the official Gizette o❑ Tuesday last, and they have Ipten subsequently introduced into other Papers. What efleEt these alterations in the public authori ties will produce here, and what influence they will have in the way of example on the neighbouring kingdom is yet to be ascertained. To express my hopes on the - one hand, and my fears on the others. without stating the circumstances by which • the for mer are supported, and the latter awakened, would be trifling with your understanding." • - Yesterday the'Lord Mayor held a Court of Alder men at. Guildhall, at which there were 16 Aldermen, the Recorder, Sheriffs, and City Officers present. — The Court, .on inspettiog the returns of the Meal weighers, ordered the price of bread to be reduced halt an assize, or a penny in the peck loaf, which will commence to-morrow, when the quartern loaf wheaten will be sold for Is. 4id. and household Is: 21d. Upwards of 3,360 ounces of foreign gold were" produced in the Court, and duly sworn to, previous to exportation. Several persons were sworn, and others allowed Brokers; sundry tradesmen's apd - other bills were ordered for payment. Further time, was allowed to Wm. Jacob, Esq. to tae upon 'hirn.r s;:..lf the office of Alderman of Lime-street Ward, to which he was eletied some time since.—James Hook, a poor aged man of St. John's the Evangelists Westminster, was admitted an Out-pensioner cr.. Emanuel Hospital. No nt.heT business of import- duce vas 4411544C41 This mc,ruing Mr. PERCEVAL, accompanied by other Officers of Government, went to pay their re speasto the Persian Ambassador, on his arrival in the Blitish Capital. The Sheriffs of London waited upon the KING at •Windior on Monday last, when his MAJESTY was pleased to appoint Wednesday, the Both instant, to receive the Address of the Corporation of London at the Queen's Palace. Under the difficulty and rarity of dired communi cation with Turkey, we are particularly happy in giving the following extraEt of a letter from the Ot toman capital. The interruption to the intercourse with England will be less surprising to our readers, when they find how much obutruded the corre spondence appears to be between the two adjacent Empires of Eastern Europe. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 27.--It is now 50 days since accounts arrived from the Austrian Go vernment, and of course . , by this strange cireum- stance, we are in complete ignorance of what is transacting. in Austria, but we have good hopes that atiaiis will yet take a favourable lurn, although many are inclined to look upon it as hopeless. "The accounts from the Turkish camp, and of the operations of the Russians against the Grand Vizier's army, are tery vague and irregular. It seems, how ever, that the Russians who crossed the Danube at Ismael 30,000 strong, and advanced to Babaday, maintain their ground.: It it understood that the. Turkish squadron, amounting to six 74's, and two three-deckers, will enter the Black Sea immediately, and intercept the convoys of troops, supplies, &c. from the Russian ports to the Turkish coasts of Bulgaria and 'lamella. These Turkish ships have been lying off the mouth of the Black Sea for the last four months. The equinox is now passed, and they are to begin their cruize.; but the Turks do every thing in a way contrary to other people.=—l heartily wish them success." THE THEATRE.—Though the opposition was strong at Covent-Garden Theatre last night during the representation of the last two acts of John Bull, and the whole of The Farmer, yet it was not of so violent and terrific a nature as we have often wit nessed. Two or three catcalls were heard, 'but no horns or rattles. There was but one Placard, and that alluded to the private boxes. A person spoke a few words in the pit, of course in favour of the O. P. cause, or he would have had no chance of being heard at all, but there was nothing worth notice : iii what he said. The evening concluded with the usual groans, cheers, and capers ; after which the party quitted the Theatre in a body, and marched through, the streets in formidable array. • THE LYCEUM.—The Duenna was represented last night at this Theatre, with such a general display of merit as will very well account for Its -renewed po pularity. On account of the illness of Mrs.BisHoi, the part of Clara was assigned at a short notice to Miss KELLY. On the score of acting, no•apology was necessary, as she sustained the part with great spirit and ability, and she gave the airs with taste and expres- ion. KING'S THEATRE.—The season commenced last night at this place with a new comic Opera, en titled La Scomersa, the music of which does credit to GunLitet.rdr. In this piece Ta E1N111.7.2 I appeared for the first time in this country as a comic per former, and though his talents are chiefly calcu lated for the serious opera, yet with so fine a voice, and so much musical taste, he was sure to afford pleasure, and he appeared more easy than coulo be expetted.—Nmet is again the great comic prop of the Theatre, and his exertions last night afforded great pleasure.—A charming terzetto was so well supported by 1)40. ROVEDINO, ano TREMAZZANI, that it was much applauded and encored.— Cot- Lixl and BIANCHI acquitted themselves respe6lably. A new ballet was brought forward, entitled Borea e Zejfiro, composed by Rossi.—VESTRIS and ANGIO LINI highly distinguished themselves. As there are comparatively few subscribers in town, the Theatre bad not a very numerous audience, but it wa s as well attended as is usual on the , opening of the season. The new Comedy in preparation at the Lyceum, is ascribed, by report, to Mr. Coen, a Gentleman whose dramatic productions have teen gratified the public, and whose character is justly held in urn • - ersal respect. The Ballet of Cinderella is preparing at The Lyceum, •under the direction of &Ass, for the amusement of the holiday folks, instead of a new Pantomime, for which the size and structure of the - Theatre is perhaps not sutficiently adapted. Cinde rella, however, is one of those old. nursery stories that will always be interesting to holiday sisitors. The Covent-Garden Managers are preparing a new Pantomime for the ensuing holidays, in hopes that it may tend to pacify the rage of their op ponents, and for that purpose, notw►thstanding all their disappointments and all their losses, they have resolved, it seems, to spare no expence to render it shewy, various, and striking. ROYAL ACADEMY, DEC. 13, 1809.—Sunday, the loth being the Anniversary of the Institution of the Royal Academy, a general Assembly was held on Monday, for giving the Premiums and eleEting Offi cers for the ensuing year. A Gold Medal was given to 1. Adams, for the best De sign in ArchiteCture, of an Edifice dedicated to National Virtue and Genius. A Silver Medal, to E. H. Bailey, for a Model of an Aca demy Figure. A Silver Medal, to T. Kendrick, fora Model of an Academy Figure. A Silver Medal to A. Perigal, for a Drawing of an Aca. demy figure. A Silver Medal, to W. Collins, for a Drawing of an Aca demy Figure. A Silver Medal, to G. G. Le Compte, fora Drawing of an Academy Figure. A Silver Modal, to C. F. Porden, for a Drawing of the Screen of the Admiralty. A Silver Medal, to I'. Ailanson, for a Drawing of the Screen of the Admiralty. A Silver Medal, to H. Wyatt, for a Drawing of the Screen of the Admiralty. OFFICERS FOR. 1310. NAVAL NEWS. Prom the LONDON GAZETTE, Dec. 12, dog. • Admiralty-Office, Dec. 12, 1 8 09. Copy of a Letter from Captain Macdonald, of the Redp(l: Sloop, dated the zeta instant, addressed to-Vice.Adanral Campbell, and traniinttted by tile latter to John Wilson `Crolzer, Esq. SIR, I have the honour to acquaint you, that on the 9th inst. at day-light, Beachy Head N. by E. nine leagues, wind W. two tuggers were observed ea our lee bow, to which chase was immediately given, .and at ten I had the good fortune-to get alongside the weathermost, which had the temerity to engage u for half an hour, when she surrendered. She proves to be Le Grand Rodeur, of Boulogne, teen guns and eighty men, Captain J. G. Huret, four days front Dieppe, and had made no capture. I awl . sotry to add, that the privateer had one man killed .atcl'tWo wounded, one of them badly. Towards the fatter part of the chace, his Majesty's sloop Pe lican hove in sight, and pursued the other, but did nut capture her. To the Officers and ship's comp* ny I feel greatly indebted for their cool and steady condud during the chace and action, when ever/ manoeuvre was attempted by the enemy to escape. I am, &c. (Signed) C. MACDONALD. Admiralty-Office, Dec. 12, 1809. _ - - Vice-Admiral Campbell, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and v6ssels in the Downs, hal transmitted to John Wilson Croker, EA!. a letter from Captain Maxwell, of the Royalist sloop, dated the 6th inst. stating, that he had captured on tha t day, the French cutter privater L'Hcureuse Efoilc , of two guns and fifteen men. She had sailed frou Dieppe the preceding evening, and had not made any capture. • Admiralty-Office, Dec. 12, 1809. Ccipy of another Letter from Captain Maxwell of the Roy atist Sloop, addressed to Vice-Admiral Campbell, and !laminated by the later to lotto W. Cruker, Esq. His Majesty's Sloop Royalist, at Sao SIR, Dec Jo, I have the honour to inform you of his Majesty's slooOlunder Jny ceinthand, having captured at bil‘ itAL-'Le Beau iVlarseille, French lugger privateer, of- i4 . guns and sixty men ,• she is a very beautifl -vessel, only three months old, and cunsideled oa of the fastest sailers out of Boulogne. 1 have the honour t o be, &c. JOHN MAXWELL. PLT . MOUTH, DEC. 11.—Sailed his Majesty's shil l Unite", Capt. CAMPBELL, for the West Indies ; and Tiis Westy's ship Partridge, Capt. FooTE, Oil a cruize. Arrived the Providence Revenue cutter 11 . 0 0 Scilly; and the sloop Isabella, HIMEON, from G I, braltar, bound to Falmouth and Guernsey, °ve il"ot the former port in a heavy squall last night; hs e is in a very leaky state, and in want of water.' PotursmoUTH, DEC. 11.--. Arrived the direthul'i at St. Helen's. Sailed the Dapper, on a cruize. Last night, during the gale, the George, LIPP"' and the liecovery, SHRUBELL, were driven On 51wr ti e off the Spit SanJ, but have got off without muc h damage. Two West Indiausen were also driver' °I3 shore in Stoke's Bay; but got off s Came into harbour, with the loss of anchors and cables, two schooners. Conskiering the very high wind, very little cia 4 mage has, been done here. YARMOUTH, DEG. It.—Arrived his Majesq o 5 ship Bravdageren and ymphen. Sailed his Majesty's ship Acute and Drake, _ Roaraining in the Roads—Roduck, Be&re it ' Saturn, Edgar, Alexandria, Calypso, Diligence, C u "' lew, Thwack, Pincher, and Idas. A transport with troops is arrived here from WVal, cheren, some of which were disembarked yeste r ' day. DEAL, DEC. 12.—We experienced a very heavi gale of wind from the S.S.W. the greater part of laot night and this morning, and it still continues to woo( very hard. Several ships have parted from their an• chors and cables ; some have got on shore, and others into RaMsgate harbour. We observe OW ° ships on shore in the Bay, two on the Break, 01)° on the White Dyke, and one on the back of liallls - Pier. One of the ships in the Bay is the ✓u' liana, BRODFORD. The two ships on the Break are floated off.; fl has drove as far as Broadstairs and sunk ; the LA P " to sea, with the loss of her rudder. Five o'clock.—Weather more moderate. ACCIDENTS IN ,THE GALE ON MONDAY $1 6141 , LAST.--The Hero transport, and a large ship, supP w ; ed to be a West Indianan, were driven on shore °J the Main, near Sandwich. The Hero got off ad, put into. Ramsgate.—One vessel sunk off 1 3 1 stairs.—Seven vessels were driven on shore in ,4; mington Creek, but got off without darnage.- --1 o f Cotton Planter was driven on shore on the Spit t the East Tory in the Queen's Channel, but off and pnt into Margate Roads. — The Pe /46.7 a; Hunter, lost her anchors and cables.—The Leonlu of London, from the Baltic ; the Union, of mouth, Carter ; the _Norwich, Corner ; end the Russian ship Charles, (a prow), were driver) ,;if shore near Yarmouth.—A ship foundered at seas Yarmouth, and it is feared all on boar d perisl :qua; name unkuown.—The Bellerophon mar. of wal iv o run en 'board of in Yarmouth Roads ; re° • some damage. GaP t During the heavy gale yesterday morning above I, Majesty's brig Curieux, of .18 guns , the 40 transports started from fheit . moorings at Dept.! sop ,2 st ; to ford, and drove to- Blackwall. Several small craft M )YSE r, .Was lost on Petit Terit:, Captain and all the crew saved. W e we 111(.41 with water. e baye beard of no livesbein hat, Wor say that Capt. MoYSEY died at Marie,,,lauteA ) days after, of the yellow lever, Benjamin West, Esq. re-eleded President, unanimously. Nathaniel Marchant, los. Nollekens, Ino. Yenn, I. S. Copley, Council. Sir Wm. Beechey, I. Flaxman, T. Stothard, N. March ant— Visitors. G. Dance and los. Farrington re-eleded Auditors.